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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
4
A brisk, opinion filled column references holiday shopping timing, naval moves to Havana, a historic battleship, a Chicago bomb, Turkish parliaments, rural delivery needs, a Moscow heir, Ohio saloons overthrown, and Wall Street investigations as memories fade.
The Boston Transcript argues the Prohibition party is moribund yet its goal shifts. Local option gains momentum in the west and south, reducing demand for a separate ticket. The movement’s rapid spread yields practical dry states, while the party’s voting strength declines to its weakest showing.
The report notes a sharp vote drop in Kentucky with few dry counties, Texas showing many but weak Prohibition support, and Indiana's 1904 vote of 22,496 down to 18,045 this year. The Transcript argues Prohibitionists should focus on sustaining national organizational strength as a political factor.
The essay defends Christmas tree farming against claims it harms forests. It recalls Gifford Pinchot’s denial of forest destruction, argues that tree sales come from regrowth or deforested areas, and urges readers to buy trees without guilt while asserting Pinchot would bless continued purchases.
An observer recalls Ranter’s address ending abruptly as the meeting dissolved halfway through his remarks. A second participant notes the crowd dispersed as the speech stalled mid sentence.
A humorous Delineator note describes Margaret kneeling by her mother finishing prayers and then announcing she will start herself and go whizzing, illustrating a child’s cheeky independence.
In a curt exchange a woman identified as the householder in a domestic dispute rejects the label of “lady” while acknowledging a notice has been served. The report notes tension as an incident unfolds.
A stylish London woman praises a zoo trip for its rhododendrons while her companion complains about the cages. The dialogue captures mixed impressions of the zoo experience and its odors.
A 100 dollar reward offer backs Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming it cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. The text states the medicine is taken internally and builds up the constitution while treating blood and mucous surfaces. It includes testimonials and directs readers to contact F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, with retail price 75 cents, plus a pills recommendation.
Jeweler R. M. Fox on Red Lot markets a bright holiday line featuring watches and jewelry. Local shoppers are invited to browse the assortment for gifts and seasonal bargains.
An advertisement touts Kodol for Dyspepsia as guaranteed to ease indigestion sour stomach gas and other stomach troubles with prompt relief. It claims the product cures dyspepsia and is sold by all druggists.
Retailer R. M. Fox advertises a holiday assortment including silverware cut glass china and jewelry for Christmas shoppers with a broad display of gift items.
An Ohio mills narrative explains William Tell flour is kept in hermetically sealed tanks at Ansted & Burk Company mills in Springfield. The wheat is cleaned six times before grinding and bagging by machine, ensuring an absolutely clean product for careful housewives.
The Greeks in antiquity urged sterilized water from the Nile. Rufus of Ephesus advised boiling and reheating water stored in baked vessels. Military camps used clay pits to percolate water, removing impurities as a safe practice. The Nile, though muddy and yellow, was considered sound.
The basilisk, once a famed medieval creature, hatched from a toad egg laid by a barnyard cock. Descriptions show eight limbed forms, with or without wings, crowned heads, and a deadly bite. Pliny notes its frightening voice and biblical lists place it among formidable beasts.
A physician explains how diseases emit distinctive odors aiding diagnosis. Gout smells like whey on skin, diabetes like honey, jaundice musk, smallpox a burning bone scent, measles like fresh feathers, fevers with distinct odors, typhus musty and breadlike notes, yellow fever resembling gun barrel washings. He argues medical scenting is literal, not figurative.
A column endorses agitation through advertising by the National Prosperity Association urging business houses to actively promote goods. It advocates DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills as a trusted product, noting antiseptic properties and quick pain relief with a 60 cent Regular size price. Local druggists carry the product.
Eleanor G Hayden argues indifference marks Wessex life in Islands of the Vale citing a humorous tale. A cottage’s makeover prompts a sly remark about a son who “goes to the circus” and rests, suggesting he works only by pretending to work for money.
A parent recalls two Meyers children showing pigeon toes after playing outside while Louise, aged four, reports fear of catching contagious disease. Sister remains hopeful no illness will spread, as others seek reassurance.
A angler notes that pike kill prey before swallowing by securing the fish crossways in their jaws for a period. He recalls watching a pike hold a perch for twenty minutes before moving it out of sight, though typical times range from five to ten minutes in trout waters management context.
The London Telegraph reports Herr Hager, a wealthy banker, had his pocket watch blown apart by dynamite hidden inside. After initial precautions failed, the attacker’s device caused the watch to explode in the victim’s hands, shattering fingers and destroying an eye.
A London Opinions note calls the task of showing respect to a rival while branding him a fraud and a bumbling impostor as a tough balancing act for any parliamentarian. It frames the dilemma as revealing sincerity and integrity to an opponent while exposing deceit and hypocrisy.
Dialogue in a New York press instance shows Mrs Benham asking about life plans before marriage while Mr Benham questions where the singing takes place in their life together.
A fragment from a humorous vignette features Elsie praising an officer’s upcoming marriage and grand military funeral decor with a band playing at the funeral, reflecting lighthearted local humor.
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